Total Crime Rate

212.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 212.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 66.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 45.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.8 7/10
  • Other theft 13.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

This area has the 4th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Framwellgate and Newton Hall , and the 236th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around This (DH1 5RN) in the last 12 months was 212.5 per 1,000 residents and was 132.7% higher than the Framwellgate and Newton Hall average (91.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -9.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 45.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode DH1 5RN, the main crime hotspot is near Abbeywoods. Police recorded 177 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in DH1 5RN area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbeywoods Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Abbeywoods Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbeywoods —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbeywoods —
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Abbeywoods Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Abbeywoods Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Abbeywoods Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Abbeywoods Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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